Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-20
The MINING ENGINEERS.

Th.tr wait to Anaconda and the nos
r,t.litv shown Them by Mr.. Day
Arrival at Helena and the HoneFs
PAID Them There.
Mr.. James McCaig, the agent OF on0
Northern Pacific, who accompanied 'ne
visiting DO ~ oil mining engineers to Helena
furnishes the following information relative
to their movements after leaving south
Butte Friday morning: Mrs. WV. Dixon
Mr.. C. W. Goodale and himself were the
only residents here who accompanied tne
excursionists. The special train mad
good time and arrived in Anaconda at IL
O'Clock. On reaching the depot it was
found that Mr.. DAILY had made arrange
ments to nave the special hauled on the
Anaconda siding to the works. The party
alighted and first. visited the Ball stamp
and then the jigging plant. They next Wis
tied the hydraulic clarifcators and the
smelter buildings. This consumed an hour
and a hall. The neAt point OF interest was
the lower works. The special train con-
veyed the ladies and gentlemen thither, &C
companied by Mr.. DAILY, who a nnceaslng
in his courteous attentions to the party
and did the honors with his accustomed
urbanity. An hour was spent there in
speeding these
MAGNIFICENT
of the energy and enterprise of the Anacon-
da Company. On returning to the office
DR.. Raymond made the remark that he had
never before been able to form any accu.
rate estimate of the immense proportions
of the Anaconda Smelling Works. and
neither he nor any Of his party had any
further curiosity left for other reduction
works in the United States. On entering
the office it was found that Messrs. DAILY,
Estes and Hoge had made arrangements
for an elaborate lunch.' Tables were laid
in Mr.. Daly's private office, and also in the
Anaconda dining room. About forty sat
down to a delightfully."- informal affair, and
everyone was made to feel thoroughly at
home. After the viands were discussed DR..
Raymond called the guests into the hall of
the Office building. and, in n of those
happy efforts in which he shines, and for
which he is so famous, delivered an i'm
promptn speech, taking especial pains to
thank the Anaconda Company for the
mining property and reduction works OF
GAAC hAPOb "b III w NY 0pCNIoAiJ
%eulogizing Mr.. DAILY for the
LIBERAL MANNER
in which the visitors had been received and
entertained by him and Messrs. Estes and
Hoge. The entire party then boarded the
train, and before starting gave three cheers
for the gentlemen who had received them.
The special then drew out for Garrison and
reached hat point without stop at y. M,
where DR.. Reynolds t~elegraphed to General
Dana the thanks of the party for the cour-
tesies extended to them by the Montana
Union. A special train was there i'll wait
ing on the Northern Pacific. and after some
OF the guests had made ticket arrangements
they proceeded to Helena, enjoying the
scenery on the divide very much. Miss
Raymond and Mr.. Raymond, Jr., together
with the young ladies Of the party. enter
tanned the company with singing comic
songs and sketches of Gilbert and Sullivan's
operas. The time passed delightfully."- en-.
joyed by all, and at 6:1O they arrived at
the Helena depot, where the party was
MET BY A Deprivation
of the most distinguished citizens headed
by Major M%aginnis, General Greene, Messrs.
Spruille, Braden and others. They pro-
ceeded in carriages to the Grand Central,
where they took supper. After supper
they were called upon by Colonel Broad
water, Major Maginnis. W. F. Sanders,
General Cullen, Messrs, Braden, Meyen.
dorff. Edgerton and DR.. Cole, and carriages
placed at their disposal in which they
made the round OF the city and took in
what could be seen at that late hour. The
ladies of the party charged Mr..
McCaig to express their thanks to the
ladies Of Butte for courtesies shown them
here and the gentlemen we're loud in their
praises of the treatment they had been &C.
corded here. Mr.. W. F. Sanders, who
missed the morning train, caught up with
the party at Stuart. Professor Eggleston
and Mrs. Rand had left Butte by the early
morning train to Birdseye on the Northern
Pacific where they were met by carriage
and driven to the Drum Lummon, having
done justice to which they Joined the
Helena party in time to leave for National
Park yesterday morning. Mr.. McCraig re-
turned to Butte, arriving here yesterday
morning and said he never enjoyed the trip
to Helena sc thoroughly before.